Paint

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Art

Since the time of the Renaissance, siccative (drying) oil paints, primarily linseed oil, have been the most commonly used kind of paints in fine art applications; oil paint is still common today. However, in the 20th century, water-based paints, including watercolors and acrylic paints, became very popular with the development of latex and acrylic pigment suspensions. Milk paints (also called casein), where the medium is derived from milk, were popular in the 19th century and are still available today. Egg tempera (where the medium is egg yolk) is still in use as well, as are encaustic wax-based paints. Gouache is a variety of watercolor paint which was also used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance for manuscript illumination. The pigment was often made from ground semiprecious stones such as lapis lazuli and the binder made from either gum arabic or egg white. Gouache is commercially available today.

Related Topics:
Renaissance - Siccative - 20th century - Watercolor - Acrylic paint - Latex - Acrylic - Casein - Milk - 19th century - Egg tempera - Egg yolk - Wax - Gouache - Middle Ages - Lapis lazuli - Gum arabic - Egg white

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Poster paint has been used primarily in the creation of student works, or by children.

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